Save The Harlow Square Official Petition.

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We, the undersigned, urge Essex County Council to:

Allow the continued sale of alcohol at the Square, in the recognition that the target age range includes young people legally old enough to buy alcohol, under-age young people are not served alcohol at the Square, and The Square will struggle to continue its community and youth work and entertainment function as a result of the loss of revenue that will be caused by the plans to ban the sale of alcohol within the Square.

Allow the continued booking/promotion of bands of all ages, in order to prevent a loss of revenue and decline in ticket sales.

Scrap plans to refuse youth work with young people under the influence of drugs, including alcohol; young people with drug problems are those who need youth work the most, and as previously mentioned, this limit would include 18 and 19 year olds who have legally bought alcohol.



We feel that the councils proposals this will destroy The Square, and will lead it to its demise.
We are angered that ECC did not inform the public properly and sooner.
We do not agree with the ECC universalizing youth policy and forcing it upon The Square.
We see the Square as a music Venue for all ages, doing valuable Youth Work.
We demand the ECC to take notice of our views.


Please do not use rude language. Please add sensible comments, ones that will make the council reconsider.

2421 Signatures

  • Kyrsten McCartney
    • Age
    • 16
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • Ravel
    • Age
    • 15
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • Charlotte
    • Age
    • 15
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • Aimee Power
    • Comments
    • В
    • Age
    • 20
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • Jemima
    • Age
    • 15
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • Sam Newman
    • Comments
    • The place is amazing, i have had to many good times there to watch it get taken away like this
    • Age
    • 17
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • michael adams
    • Comments
    • the square is a blessing upon harlow
    • Age
    • 16
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • Jay Foulds
    • Comments
    • Im sure I speak not only for myself but also for everyone else who attends the square, we love her the way she is, leave her alone, save our square
    • Age
    • 16
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • Kimberley
    • Comments
    • Keep the square as it is!
    • Age
    • 18
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • laura watson
    • Comments
    • В
    • Age
    • 15
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • george campbell
    • Comments
    • good luck to the square
    • Age
    • 18
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • Natalie Hayes
    • Comments
    • To stop serving alcohol is the most pathetic thing, and turning it into a Youth Club is hardly the best of ideas. =/
    • Age
    • 16
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • Natt
    • Age
    • 19
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • Ben Loader (Flop Man!)
    • Comments
    • Lets have a sit in!! xD
    • Age
    • 16
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • lauren muscroft
    • Comments
    • noone will go to the square if it is a youth club, leave our music scene alone its amazing and keeps us off the streets
    • Age
    • 16
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • Jason Kirk
    • Age
    • 19
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • Frodow
    • Age
    • 17
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • Ciara Tomsett
    • Comments
    • save the square!
    • Age
    • 17
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • luke hawksbee
    • Age
    • 17
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • tiffany blatchford
    • Comments
    • This is utterly moronic. Seriously. Do you want the youth of Harlow, and the surrounding areas out on the streets, everynight of the week, instead of 5 days out of 7? Do you want underage drinking to increase more so than it already has? Do you want, more, and younger children, taking drugs on the streets? Do you want to ruin, something that has been a part of Harlow, for almost half of it's lifespan. The Square has played a large part in shaping people for the past 25 years, and some of those people, especially bands, wouldn't be where they are, without the Square, today. I speak for all of us when I say this, if the restrictions go ahead, we won't stop fighting, if you've ever been to the Square, you'll know how friendly the environment is, and how high the quality of the majority of the bands that play there are, both local, national, and even international. SAVE THE SQUARE.
    • Age
    • 16
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • Lauren Ringe
    • Comments
    • Keep the square open what else is there to do in Harlow otherwise?
    • Age
    • 15
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • brett hawksbee
    • Age
    • 51
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • Sam Scorah
    • Comments
    • The square has been going strong for so long... I should know! I done all the bloody heritage work!!! DONT RUIN SOMETHING THATS BEEN HERE FOR DECADES. i dont know what the council are trying to achieve by making the square as they have proposed. If the harlow council want to make harlow a better place they should sort out the scummy low lifes that hang about on the streets causing disruption and disorderly behavior... not ruining a place for teenagers and adults to go to enjoy music in a safe and friendly environment which encourages kids to get off the streets!!!!!
    • Age
    • 16
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • amber cutler
    • Age
    • 14
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • Nicole Chapman
    • Age
    • 16
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • Emma Robinson
    • Age
    • 17
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • Faye Curran
    • Comments
    • you can't try and make the square inot a youth club, the hole reason people go is because its NOT a youth club, u dnt get treated like kids, its just a really good venue
    • Age
    • 14
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • Daniel Reeve
    • Age
    • 16
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • Liam Phillips
    • Age
    • 14
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • Krystina Whittaker
    • Comments
    • I think everyone knows what this is going to do to the people of Harlow and surrounding areas who travel to The Square to watch up and coming bands performing live. It doesn't affect the youths only, it affects those who are over 19 aswell. just think of all the bands we love to see performing at The Square, people we know, OUR FRIENDS! they come from Harlow themselves, but they wont be allowed to perform at their home towns Live music Venue anymore, after growing up going to see bands playing at the square... their influnces. STOP THIS RIDICULOUS PROPOSITION BY HELPING US FIGHT!
    • Age
    • 18
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • Ella Sando
    • Comments
    • Save The Square! whoopa :)
    • Age
    • 14
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • Matt Bloom
    • Comments
    • SAVE THE SQUARE
    • Age
    • 15
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • Stefan Mullard
    • Comments
    • this shows how out of touch Essex cc are iof they believe this is the way forward for music venues such as the square.
    • Age
    • 16
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • Maddy Cozins
    • Age
    • 18
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • Monique Edgson
    • Age
    • 17
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • Ashleigh
    • Age
    • 15
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • holly saxton
    • Age
    • 17
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • carly
    • Comments
    • the square is the best venue!!
    • Age
    • 16
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • Jason Webb
    • Comments
    • older kids are what brings in the business. you take away the older youths, you take away the bands, you take away the profit on drinks, tickets and popularity, and your left with a few younger kids who generally come to the square to see the older bands in the first place. the square will be shut down in no time if you turn it into a "youth club". what concerns me is that theres a worry about drug abuse from the older kids. i can pretty much assure you that as a regular, i know many of the kids, and i know that 90\% of the kids using drugs there are younger rather than older. this is definately not a well thoguht out plan at all
    • Age
    • 20
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • Linette Wain
    • Age
    • 45
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • Jenny Daker
    • Age
    • 18
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • kayleigh
    • Comments
    • you cant do this to the square its to much fun
    • Age
    • 16
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • ed wickstead
    • Comments
    • keep it all!
    • Age
    • 14
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • Sophie Bacon
    • Age
    • 17
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • Philip Kent
    • Comments
    • I spent some of the happiest times of my teenage life at the Square, and to see it destroyed like this is unthinkable. Good luck everyone!
    • Age
    • 18
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • Charlotte Mariane Dixon
    • Comments
    • В
    • Age
    • 16
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • Sammi Bransby
    • Age
    • 15
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • Laura
    • Age
    • 18
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • Steven Kidd
    • Comments
    • save the square!
    • Age
    • 20
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No
  • phillip swanton
    • Age
    • 20
    • Parent?
    • No
    • Have you been to the square before?
    • No